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We now await a report of your further discussions
In the meantime we have no objection to your discussing this issue further with the Chief Justice, on this tentative
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issue particular point me which we would wrtioner your views relates to basis. In doing so you will no doubt wish to keep in mind the provision of Section IV of Annex I to the Agreement, which would
allow the SAR to invite judges from other common law jurisdictions to sit on the SAR's court of final appeal. While we of course appreciate that the current agreement with the Bruneians would need to be replaced by a new one if your present arrangements with them were to continue post-1997, you may feel Would you
consider that it maintenance of that maintenance of an agreement in some form might provide a Bronde an
which might be useful.
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